Archive for May 2021
Ankeny library recognized for its interior design
Ankeny’s Kirkendall Public Library, designed by OPN Architects in Des Moines, has received a Design Excellence Award from the International Interior Design Association Great Plains Chapter. The vision for the library, which opened in February …
Read MoreIRS: 88% of households with children to begin receiving automatic CTC payments
The Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced today that the first monthly payment of the expanded and newly advanceable Child Tax Credit from the American Rescue Plan will be made …
Read MoreSurvey details extent of deferred medical treatment by Americans during pandemic
From the beginning of the pandemic, health experts were concerned that millions of Americans would defer treatment of existing illnesses — including cancer — and postpone routine preventive screenings given the justifiable fear of contracting …
Read MoreProject515 Event Series
What is Project515:
Project515 is a new series of real estate and development focused virtual events that will dive deep into three specific subsections of the industry: office, retail and housing. The series has …
Casey’s completes Buchanan Energy acquisition
Casey’s General Stores Inc. has completed its acquisition of Buchanan Energy, owner of Bucky’s Convenience Stores. The acquisition expands Ankeny-based Casey’s presence in the Midwest, particularly in Nebraska and Illinois. Casey’s now owns and operates …
Read MoreMediacom asks FCC to review management practices of city of W.D.M.
Mediacom Communications Corp. is asking the Federal Communications Commission to review “discriminatory rights-of-way management practices” by the city of West Des Moines regarding the city’s conduit project with Google Fiber. Mediacom filed a lawsuit against …
Read MoreNumber of Iowans filing unemployment claims falls below 30,000
The number of Iowans who filed unemployment claims last week fell 3.4% to 29,842, data from Iowa Workforce Development shows. The number of unemployed Iowans is at its lowest level since the week ending Dec. …
Read MoreDes Moines lifts COVID-related mask mandate
Des Moines has lifted its mandate that people wear masks when in public, the city announced this afternoon. Mayor Frank Cownie had instituted the mandate in late August in an effort to slow the spread …
Read MoreFive Power Breakfast takeaways on moving the community forward
Now officially one year past the start of the coronavirus pandemic, we asked nine leaders to share thoughts on what it will take to reset our economy and work toward community progress together at our …
Read MoreNOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Five years of managed care in Iowa: State says Medicaid has stabilized, but patients disagree
Years after privatization, there’s still a deep divide in Iowa when it comes to the state’s Medicaid program, the Cedar Rapids Gazette reports. Five years ago, Iowa turned the state-run program private. The leaders of the program …
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